Staff / TruthdigOct 16, 2017
The "Last Week Tonight" host expresses his outrage at the consumer credit reporting agency and offers some advice about how to protect yourself. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 21, 2017
The former University of Massachusetts economics professor explains the historical role of credit in helping to preserve communities. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtDec 8, 2016
Creating jobs requires an injection of new money into the American economy. Borrowing from the bond markets or off the balance sheet in public/private partnerships won’t do it. So if Congress won’t issue money directly, it should borrow from banks, which create money out of thin air. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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By Ellen Brown / Web of DebtSep 21, 2016
Using technology developed for Bitcoin, central banks around the world could usher in a model of banking and credit that renders private banking obsolete. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Sarah Lazare / AlterNetSep 13, 2016
Systemic inequalities play a key role in our alarmingly high level of credit card debt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 8, 2015
The leader of the New York City Commission on Human Rights is driven by both a zeal for the public good and personal passion. She is on a mission to give a voice to the voiceless. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigJan 24, 2015
For the first time, a carrier is selling expensive phones and tablets with zero-percent interest to customers with terrible credit. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 16, 2014
One in 10 working Americans between the ages of 35 and 44 are getting their wages garnished. That means their pay is being docked -- often over an old credit card debt, medical bill or student loan. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
By Paul Brown, Climate News NetworkAug 30, 2013
A group of large banks plans to withhold credit from companies that fail to attach financial value to clean water, forest cover and other natural resources they exploit. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Pavel Constantin, Cagle Cartoons, RomaniaJun 3, 2013Dig deeper
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